1. Recent developments in the field of Vocational training, Adult learning and Adult skills 18 June 2018, Luxembourg
Mantas Sekmokas
Unit E3 – VET, Apprenticeships and Adult learning
Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

2. Major recent policy developments
Proposal for MFF, social investment
Erasmus (major scale-up)
ESF+ (education and skills priorities)
ERDF (skills priority)
InvestEU (social window)
European Pillar of Social rights (20 principles) and the social scoreboard
Further implementation of Skills Agenda

3. Analysis of new data LFS AHM-2016; AES, CVTS Forthcoming analyses:
ET Monitor; ESDE
Returns to VET (EENEE)
Work-based learning indicators (UNESCO)
Work-based learning prevalence (JRC)
Participation in adult learning (JRC)
Adult learning statistics (AL expert network)
Investment in adult learning and CVT (ECFIN)
Benefits of non-formal and informal CVT (OECD)

4. Important development work
ESS: future LFS, AES, CVTS
Graduate employability
Skills benchmarking: adult learning
Post ET-2020 policy and monitoring
Launch of PIAAC cycle II
PIAAC-linked Employer module

5. PIAAC cycle II Implementation 2018-2023
Background questionnaire – aimed to be better aligned to the ESS
Literacy and numeracy tests
Development and implementation supported by the Commission

6. PIAAC-linked Employer module (I)
Relevant for the EU Member States
Two options for participating countries:
As a module attached to existing survey
As a stand-alone survey
Focus on skills gaps faced by companies
High complementarity with CVTS

7. PIAAC-linked Employer module (II)
A coordinated European Option
Module, that could be attached to the CVTS
Aligned with support for CVTS implementation
Piloting started in several countries/regions
Further development work planned with OECD and in consultation with ESTAT and EU MS;

8. Example: Skills mismatch at work
Q1 Thinking about the skills of people employed in this organisation and the skills needed to do their current job, roughly what percentage of them:
do not have the skills needed to do their job at the required level?
Open answer restricted to 0-100%
has the skills to do their job beyond the required level or to do a more demanding job

9. Example: Specific skill gaps
Q2 Thinking about your employees (recruitment candidates) who do not have the skills needed to do their job to the required level, which of the following do you think would need improving?
Tick as applicable
ICT
Creative thinking
Self-management
Foreign Languages
Management
Technical/practical/job-specific
Team working
Oral and written communication
Customer handling
Numeracy and/or literacy
Problem solving
Other skills not listed above

10. Example: Strategies to tackle skill gaps
Q3 Is your establishment taking the following steps to overcome the fact that some of your employees do not have the skills needed to perform their job to the required level?
Tick as applicable
Provide training
Increase performance monitoring
Offer internal mobility
Provide feedback to employees
Replace existing staff with new hires
Change work practices
Implement mentoring and buddying scheme
Automate production
Reallocate work
Implement outsourcing or offshoring

11. International piloting
Piloting through the Italian Excelsior Survey with random draw of employees to undertake Education and Skills online
Online piloting using Survey Monkey tool and disseminating through institutional contacts (ADECCO, JPM foundation, Australian Department for Jobs and Skills etc.)
Ongoing feasibility study in Canada

12. Discussion Optional (short) module in CVTS? Implementation 2021?
Any support needed/useful?
Testing strategy in the EU?